“Nebuchadnezzar said to them: “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: Is it true that you don’t serve my gods or worship the gold statue I’ve...

In quietness and confidence is your strength – Isaiah the prophet God, in infinite wisdom, has given us a credit card for energy.  It’s...

Schladming for a little bit of rest before I head up to England for a week of speaking at Capernwray Hall.   The week is a break in the...

Truth be told though, the ocean of details can conspire with my own Type A personality and propensity to get anxious about stuff, and...

I’m sitting here on my weekly day of Sabbath, staring out the window at fir trees laden with wet, dripping life down onto the soil and...

Will you still be using your gifts at 83 like Fred Beckey is here? I hope so. My predecessor at the church I lead in Seattle served that...

It’s our last hike, the end of our forty days trekking through the Alps together.  I’ll begin teaching next week and thinking about...

If success is a mountain, I’m an accidental climber. Has it ever happened to you?  You’ve been working hard for goals you believe in for...

trying to do everything everyone wants is killing us Two books found their way into my world this spring, and their convergence has...

Modernity isn’t just philosophical–it’s chemical.  It’s mechanical.  And though the industrial revolution brought us lots of great stuff,...

Those days are gone for now, and what I love about springtime is that I don’t need to move two feet in order to find immense beauty.  I...

Can't stop thinking? You need...appropriation Have you ever woken in the middle of the night with your head swirling around ideas,...

Every person is different, but this is not my favorite kind of week.  The rhythm of restoration and output isn’t balanced in these kind...

“This is my life” you say, punctuating the observation sometimes with a question mark, and other times with an exclamation point and an...

I’ve felt this way too much in 2010, and so I’m heading back to “first things”, foundational truths that are considered foundational...

Always.  This week I’ve been pondering how truth changes our lives, wondering if words are enough.  I use words all the time to share...

Blogging has allowed me to meet people from all over the world, and I’m happy to introduce one of them to you in todays guest post....

If we’re going to live our lives well, we’re going to need to take out the garbage.  The pain we’re carrying, the lies we believe, the...

Thee gospel clearly speaks to God’s intention for the world to be a place characterized by political and economic peace and freedom, and...

shoeless shoes, pondering the fresh health I’m enjoying in my running because I’ve been liberated from the belief that the foot needs...